Hooding

The Hooding Ceremony formally acknowledges and celebrates the achievements of graduating medical students. The Hooding Ceremony also signals another step in their medical career as students recite the Hippocratic Oath and are welcomed into the medical profession.

MCG Hooding Ceremony 2026

The Hooding Ceremony for the Class of 2026 was on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Bell Auditorium, with a reception following at the Old Medical College.

FAQs

2025 hooding photos

Please use this link to order your regalia from Jostens.
Select Student Doctor Medical Rental (MCG ONLY) use AU email collection from the drop down below to see results. (Please note that the picture on the Jostens is a stock photo and the MCG Hood will be medicine green.)
You must use your augusta.edu email address.
The regalia rental package for MCG students is $129 plus $12 shipping.
Regalia ordering is open now through March 15th.
Rented regalia must be returned by May 15 to the RoarStore on the Summerville Campus.
Regalia will be available for pickup at the Campus RoarStore beginning April 24. Payment is due at the time of pickup.
Regalia returned after the May 15th deadline will incur a $30.00 late fee.

Please use this link to order your regalia: Faculty/Hooder Graduation Regalia Order Form May 2026.
The regalia Rental package for Family Hooders is $179.00 plus tax.
Regalia will be available for pickup at the Campus RoarStore beginning April 24. Payment is due at the time of pickup.
Regalia returned after the May 15th deadline will incur a $30.00 late fee.

There are no tickets for the hooding ceremony; students are permitted to invite as many guests as they would like.

Yes, the MCG Hooding Ceremony will be live-streamed beginning at 2:00 PM at the following link.

Augusta University Medical College of Georgia Hooding Ceremony

Yes, there will be a class photo on the steps of the Old Medical College prior to Hooding.
12:00 PM (Sharp): Class picture at the Old Medical College, in regalia. Regional and AU/UGA Medical Partnership campuses will take their campus photos after the full class one.
- The Downtown City of Augusta is experiencing multiple construction and road repairs in and around the event venues.
- 7th Street will be closed to through traffic from Fenwick Street to the Bell Auditorium.
- Telfair Street has two lanes of traffic open with ongoing construction expected during the event. Drop-off and pickup areas in front of the Bell will be highly congested as a result.
- Traffic patterns will be subject to change.
For the most current construction information, please visit the Official City of Augusta website and subscribe to receive the latest updates.

Grad Images will be on-site to take individual student photos during the ceremony. These photos will be available for purchase at a later date.

The MCG Hooding Ceremony is for all MCG graduating students from all MCG campuses. The Hooding Ceremony formally acknowledges medical student achievement through the administration of the Hippocratic Oath.
AU Graduate Hooding and Commencement Ceremony is held with The Graduate School. The MCG graduating class presidents from both campuses will attend on behalf of the class with the MCG Dean to recognize the graduation of all MCG students.

Please select the third ring option under: Medical College of Georgia Class Rings to order your class ring from Jostens.